Snakes have adapted to nearly every continent on Earth, thriving in a range of habitats, from steaming rainforests to arid ...

After heavy rain, a splashing sound coming from the toilet in the middle of the night is the stuff nightmares are made of, ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

There's nothing like constantly scanning the lawn for snakes to keep you from enjoying your outdoor space, and unfortunately, a popular landscaping feature may be encouraging them to settle in: tall ...

Two kings of the swamp battling for supremacy. A wildlife photographer captured the incredible moment an alligator took down a massive burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Alligators have long ...

Heard a chirp or spotted a flutter? These free apps identify backyard birds by sight or sound — no binoculars or in-depth ...

Thrift stores are a great source for vintage doilies to decorate your home. Learn to recognize these different styles of ...

This story originally published in the September 2008 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. The biologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton is walking up on an ...

Up to 20 million driver ants can swarm out of one nest and attack any living thing in the area. Read how they do it!

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...